Automated Testing

The creation of individual tests created to run without direct tester intervention.  Test automation is the use of software to control the execution of tests, the comparison of actual outcomes to predicted outcomes, the setting up of test preconditions, and other test control and test reporting functions.  Commonly, test automation involves automating a manual process already in place that uses a formalized testing process. 

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Grid-Tools – Using Automated Testing

Grid-Tools are strong believers in the importance of automated testing; specifically in the process of test data creation.  Creating test data can easily become an automated process in testing and development and will soon become the industry standard.  Using Datamaker to automate test data generation creates an incredibly efficient environment, saving your organization time and money otherwise spent on manually creating data or manipulating copies of production.  With the innovation of our Test Data Warehouse we only make the automation process more achievable.

The time saved on the creation of data is just one benefit of automating the process; the biggest benefit is the quality of the data. With Datamaker, better sets of data are brought into testing and development, finding more bugs before they escape into production.  Using better quality data has a direct impact on your bottom line.